* A dark room for realistic rendering — details like the Milky Way or star twinkling can't be seen in a bright room.

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===Windows===

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# Double click on the stellarium-0.10.6.1.exe file to run the installer.

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== Downloading ==

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Download the correct package for your operating system directly from the [http://stellarium.org main page].

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== Installation ==

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=== Windows ===

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# Double click on the stellarium-0.12.2-win32.exe file to run the installer.

# Follow the on-screen instructions.

# Follow the on-screen instructions.

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===MacOS X===

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=== MacOS X ===

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# Locate the stellarium-0.10.6-Intel.dmg<ref>Or stellarium-0.10.6-PPC.dmg for PowerPC MacOS X</ref> file in finder and double click on it, or open it using the disk copy program.

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# Locate the Stellarium-0.12.3.dmg<ref>Or Stellarium-0.10.6-PPC.dmg for PowerPC MacOS X</ref> file in Finder and double click on it or open it using the Disk Utility application. Now, a new disk appears on your desktop and Stellarium is in it.

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# Have a browse of the readme file, and drag Stellarium to the Applications folder (or somewhere else if you prefer).

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# Open the new disk and please take a moment to read the ReadMe file. Then drag Stellarium to the Applications folder.

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# Note that it is better to copy Stellarium out of the .dmg file to run it - some users have reported problems when running directly from the .dmg file.

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# Note: You should copy Stellarium to the Applications folder before running it — some users have reported problems running it directly from the disk image (.dmg).

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=== Linux ===

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Check if your distribution has a package for Stellarium already - if so you're probably best off using it. If not, you can download and build the source. See for detailed instructions.

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Check if your distribution has a package for Stellarium already — if so you're probably best off using it. If not, you can download and build the source.

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==Running Stellarium==

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== Running Stellarium ==

* '''Windows''' The Stellarium installer creates an item in the Start Menu under in Programs section. Select this to run Stellarium.

* '''Windows''' The Stellarium installer creates an item in the Start Menu under in Programs section. Select this to run Stellarium.